Materials

Resin Buying Strategies: Resin Prices May Have Peaked

Though prices of major commodity resins were still rising in March, there were indications that they may have peaked, according to purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc. (RTi) in Fort Worth, Texas.

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Resin Buying Strategies: Higher Prices Prevail, for Now

Prices of major commodity resins were on the way up last month, with looming potential for further increases this month, according to purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc. (RTI) in Fort Worth, Texas.

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nanocomposites

It's Time to Get to Know Your Way Around Bioplastics

If you’re thinking about adding bioplastics to your portfolio of processing capabilities, it’s best to first find out what separates them from traditional synthetic polymers and how their differences will affect you.

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Resin Buying Strategies: Rising Prices in This Quarter

Prices of all four commodity resins were moving up last month and in some cases into this month.

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polyolefins

Resin Buying Strategies: Higher Prices Going into 2010

Prices of commodity resins are generally on an upswing as we enter the new year.

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On-Site: Green Business Is Good Business for Fabri-Kal

Learning to deal with the particular characteristics of PLA biopolymer has opened up a promising 911爆料网 in “green” plastics for thermoformer Fabri-Kal.

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polyolefins

Resin Buying Strategies: Still a Buyer's Market

Resin prices were soft this autumn, and despite some announced hikes for commodity resins, purchasing consultants at Resin Technology, Inc., (RTI) in Fort Worth, Texas, advise that processors continue to look for bargains.

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nanocomposites

Bioplastics from Tobacco

Metabolix, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., has just completed a field trial of growing tobacco that was genetically engineered to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) biopolymers.

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Postindustrial

A Recycling 'First' for Food Containers

The Bottle Box is a new clamshell food container made of 100% post-consumer PET beverage bottles.

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Correction on Purging

In our September issue, we incorrectly stated (p. 17) that Asaclean U high-performance purging agent is not suitable for polypropylene.

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Process Cooling